Guess my Basenji is NOT feline friendly

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  • CraighC

    The neighbor's cat learned the hard way that Bella is not "Cat Friendly". The cat wandered into the yard Saturday and was immediately pounced upon. Luckily no injuries, just a lot of noise and swatting. After the cat broke loose, Bella gave chase and ran her up a very tall oak tree.

    Bella (Tri female), Alex (Red/White boy RIP), Cassi (Red/White girl RIP)

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  • BasenjimammaB
    Houston

    Wow, that is pretty high..
    Otis does the same thing, except our kitty has shown him the claws a few times so he is more careful now..those claws hurt when they scratch that little nose.
    Great picture.

    Petra and Pippin

    with Otis in my heart…

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  • L

    Oh my goodness! Did Kitty get down okay?

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  • CraighC

    Yeah, after I brought Bella in the house the cat came down pretty quickly. She didn't waste any time leaving our backyard either. ;)

    Bella (Tri female), Alex (Red/White boy RIP), Cassi (Red/White girl RIP)

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  • RivermoonR

    Luckily the cat had a tree to go up!!! That is a great pic!

    Lynn, Apache, Cheyenne, Zuni & Marlowe![](images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin")

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  • lisastewartL

    Indoors and outdoors are totally different things to a basenji. Trog is fine with a cat coming over to visit in the house, but outside it resembles a squirrel and will be chased. Love the photo.

    Joe & Lisa Stewart

    Rolla, MO

    http://khursdogbed.com

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  • AndrewA

    Sounds quite the opposite… he obviously wanted to be friends with the kitty! He was just overly enthusiastic about it, and maybe went about it the wrong way :D

    Carrie & the Brindle Babes, Callie & Lola (Not Andrew)

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